How to completely disable Windows Defender on Windows 10? There are several ways to disable Windows Defender on Windows 10, please see the detailed instructions below.

Unable to turn on or off real-time protection in Windows Defender? Check these GPEDIT and REGEDIT settings and disable other antivirus apps.

When you launch Windows Security on Windows 11, you may see a message You’re using other antivirus providers. This prevents you from activating the Real-time protection of Windows Defender ...

Windows Security is built-in to Windows 10 and includes an antivirus program called Microsoft Defender Antivirus. If you have another antivirus app installed and turned on, Microsoft Defender ...

Since the release of Windows 10, Windows Defender has evolved into a more complex and comprehensive means of system protection.

How to turn off antivirus on Mac While macOS does have default protections like XProtect and Gatekeeper that work similarly to Windows Defender, you won’t be able to turn them off unless you ...

In a proof-of-concept, a security researcher demonstrated how the Windows Security Center API can be used to block the scans by Microsoft’s built-in antivirus tool.